Dispensing device



Oct. 6, l1925.

G. G, GRANGER DISPENS ING DEVI CE Filed June 13. 1924 Y To'aZZ whom z'tmay concern.'

.i Vcream or Patented Oca 6, 1925;n

GEORGE G. GRANGEB, 0F MOOSUP, CONNECTICUT. l

DIBPENSING DEVICE.

Application led June 13, 1924. Serial NQ.719,836. y v

Be it known that I, GEORG-n G. GnANGni-i, a citizen of the vUnitedStates, residing at Moosup, -in the county -of Windham and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain f new and useful Improvements in aDispensing Device, of which the following is a specication. j

This invention relatesto new and. useful improvementsin 'dis ensingdevices. and is apted to a means for more 'particularly a paste,shavdispensin'gj paste such .as tooth co lapsible containers or tubes.

- One of the impo tant objects of the present inventionis to provide adispensing device of the 'above mentioned character, Y whereinmechanically operated means is propaste container'. A further object ofthe inventionis to' venti on will .lebe

vtainer in a vsimp -ed for the purposes bod'iinentfof my invention,

vided for extruding thepaste from the conle and efficient manner andwithout necessitating lthe handling of the provide a .dispensing deviceof .the above mentioned character, wherein the same is of such avconstruction as to enable the parts to -be readily A further object isto-provide' a dispensing device of theabove mentioned character, whichis simple 4in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable andfurthermore adaptfor which it is de# signed. y

Other objects and advantages of this inbecome apparentduring the courseofthe followingdescription. f"

In .the accompanying drawing forming a para of thisspecificaion .and inwhich like f 'numerals designate like parts throughout the same: YFigure 1 is a front elevation ofy my imi l. proved dispensing'device.- r

Figure'2 is a vertical sectional view ta en vapproximately on line 2-2of Figure 1,1 and Fi re 3 is a transverse section taken approximately online 3-3 of Figure 1.

.In theV drawing wherein for of illustration is` shown the referred emenumeral 1 substantially rectangular d casing, the rear face of which iso `en in t e'n'anner as clearly illustrated in ig- .ures 2 and 3 of thedrawing'.` The sides 2 designates a and3 respectively of the casing havetheir .open face of the casing in the like and which is putup indisassembled for replacing an empty tube with a new one whenever neces--the purposev the racks. Secured to outer edges provided with theoutwardl ex,- tending flanges 4. and'5 respectively an the sameprovidesl means for 4slidable engage- .ment with the-verticallyextending guides 6 and 7 respectively formed on the outer side edges ofthe supporting plate or bracket 8, the latter providing a-closure forthe rear.

illustrated in the drawing.`

Extending laterally from plate-or bracket 8V adjacent the lower en themanner clearly Io5 the supporting thereof 'and at a point adjacent thelower l ends of the vertical guides 6 and 7 is the supporting flange 9which is adapted tvo-be engaged by the base or bottom 10 of the cas-ling in .the manner as clearly illustrated in Figures l and 2 of thedrawing. The lateral flange 9v provides a means for limiting the downwarsliding 'movement of the casing.

' Ihe upperportion of the supporting plate 8 1 is provided with anextension 11m" which is formed a key hole slot 12 to provide a means forattachment to a nail or the like driven into the Wall or any othersuitable place zw.y

where the dispensing* device isto be supported.

Arranged in the sides of the casing. ad-

jacent the front. 'face'thereof are the v ertically -extending slots 13,the upper'- ends asA thereof being enlarged as illustrated at 14.

The longitudinal edge of each slotI adjafcent the front facel of thecasing is pro vided with the teeth 17 wherebyy a pair of racksis formedfor therpurposes'f to be, res;

4ently described. The o posite longitu inal edgesof the slots are o setfor their entire length in a plane substantiallyV parallel to the planeof the sides in the manner lclearly illustrated `at 18 in Figure 3 ofthe drawing.

. Extending through the slots 13 in .the sides of the casing is riedthereby d adapted for operation inv the ca singl the roller-20. Alsocarried. by the spindles 19 adjacentthe ends of the j rollersl 2O andadaptedfor Arotation therewith are the pinions 21, thev same beinadapted for engagement-- with the rack v1 foimedon the longitudinaledges of the'slots.

13adjacent the front face 16 of the casing. The offsetportionslS formedby the opposite edges ofthe slots are ,disposed ybepinions 21and'provide a means for holding the spindle and roller in roper positionso that'the .pinions will at al times mesh vwith the spindle 19 and car.-

thelprojecting end-'0f ioe .tween the-ends of 'the roller A20 and thehandle the paste tube the spindle 19 is the sleeve 22 and formed on theouter end thereof is the knurled knob 23 which provides a means foractuatlng the spindle and the roller as well as the pinions carriedthereby.

Adapted to be supported in the casmg 1 is the paste containingcollapsible tube 24 and the same has its discharge nozzle 25 supportedin a suitable opening 2G provided in the bottom 10 of the casing 1. Thecollapsible paste container is supported in an inverted position againstthe front face 16 of the casing so that the roller 2Q will engage theopposite side of the tube 1n the manner more clearly illustrated in Flgures 2 and 3 of the drawing. rIhe discharge nozzle 25 of the pastetube 24 is normally closed by means of the threaded closure 27 usuallyprovided therefor. F or the purpose of l1r^ iting the upward movement ofthe roller 2O in the casing, a tongue 28 is struck from the upperportion of the front face 16 of the casing and the same is disposedinwardly so as to be arranged in the path of travel of thc roller.

The lower portion of the supporting bracket 8 has arranged thereon thehooks 29, any number of which may be provided and the same provide ameans for supportlng 1n a suspended position tooth brushes or` the like.The operation of my dispensing device may be briefly stated as follows:rIhe threaded cap or closure 27 is removed from the discharge nozzle 25of the paste tube and a brush is disposed below the discharge opening sothat the paste from the tube which is discharged therefrom will bedeposited onto the brush. The'means for extruding the paste from thetube consists in rotating the knob 23 so that the roller 20 movesdownwardly against the paste tube and will progressively squeeze thepaste in the tube from its closed end toits discharge end. After thedesired amount of paste has been discharged from the tube onto thebrush, the

threaded cap 2T is again placed over the discharge nozzle of the tubeand will pnevent any further discharge of the paste from the tube.

lWhenever it is desired to remove the casing from its support forreplacing an empty tube with a full one, it is only necessary to slidethe casing upwardly between the guides 6 and and with the cap 27 removedfrom the discharge nozzle of the tube the same may be removed and a newone inserted. I The provision of a dispensing device of the abovementioned character, will render the handling of tooth paste, shavingcream, or the like sanitary and will prevent unnecessary waste as wellas save considerable time and obviate the necessity of having to invdischarging the paste therefrom on to the bristles ot' a brush.

Aends of the paste vthc casing having .lar kind of material which is tobe used.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invent-ion, it is tobe understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. A dispensingdevice of the class described for squeezing collapsible paste tubes andthe like including a casing adapted to receive the colla sible tube andprovided with an opening or receiving the discharge tube and having itsrear face open, a closure for the rear face of the casing providing asupporting bracket for the casing, the side walls of the casing havingvertical slots arranged therein, one of the longitudinal edges of eachslot having teeth provided therein forming a rack, a spindle extendingthrough said slots, a roller carried by the spindle and adapted forengagement with the collapsible tube, pinions on said spindle adjacentthe ends of the roller and meshing with said racksand means on the'outerend of the spindle for rotating the same for effecting a progressivesqueezing action on the tube from its closed end to its discharge end.

2. A dispensing device of the class described for squeezing collapsiblepaste tubes and the like including a casing adapted to receive thecollapsible tube and having an ope-ning in its bottom for receiving thedischarge end of the collapsible tube and having its rear tace open, aclosure `for the rear tace of the casing providing a supporting bracketfor the casing, the side walls of vertical slots arranged therein, oneof the longitudinal edges of each slot having teeth provided therein,said side edges with the teeth forming a pair of racks, a spindleextending through said slots, a roller carried by the spindle andadapted for engagement with the collapsible tube, pinions on saidspindle adjacent the ends of the roller and meshing with said rac postelongitudinal edges of said slots being offset to form flanges arrangedin parallel lll() planes to the side walls of the casing, said 3.*A.dispens" device ofthe class described for udgzg collapsible `amd thelike including a casing ada receive a collspsible tube and haviii itsops el slots, one of the longitudinaledges of each slot,

5 poste side wa provided with par A having teeth provided therein, saidedges of the slot provided vwith teeth forming a pairof ranks, a.spindle extending throu lo said slots, a.' roller carried,v by sind spine engagement with 'the eoland adapted for lapsible tube in the casing,pinions on said ASpinale aimant the was of um ronshing with said ranks,the opposite llon tut dinal edges of said slots being o'ifsetto Yorm l5llanges arrangedjn rallel planes to .the side walls of the easllriag,said anges being dis between the 'pinions and the ends of the roller forholding the inions in mesh withv the racks, and means or rotating the 20 spindle.

